Being minimalist is about intentionally reducing your possessions to the items you value most and increasing the amount of time you spend on the people and activities you truly enjoy. It can take many forms.
Try clearing away your possessions
If you think hard, you will realize that the physical things you own are not the most important parts of your life. In this case you can clear away all but the most essential things in sweeps. Focus on keeping things that you value deeply.
You must have many friends, but how many of them are people who motivate and inspire you to grow and learn? Becoming minimalist means that you evaluate how well they fit into your ideal life and maximizing your social time spent on people who lift you up. Then you can also free up more time to spend on other priorities in life.
Take time for introspection
Introspection, which means you sitting with your own thoughts, is what people are terrified of in so “busy” a world.
Even though everyone embraces minimalism differently, each path leads to the same place: a more meaningful life with more time and more freedom. Hopefully you will get there.
| A．Have less possessions to enjoy more |
| B．Anyway, you should make space to think |
| C．People are eager for another way of living |
| D．Consider your lifestyle around relationships |
| E．Get rid of things that you don't need any longer |
| F．It’s worth focusing your time on people that matter |
| G．The important part is to figure out your flavor of minimalism |
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1. Why is it significant to settle the social conflicts?| A．Because conflicts can result in a worse relationship. |
| B．Because conflicts can avoid one's self-reflection. |
| C．Because conflicts can push people to think differently. |
| D．Because conflicts may lead to a compromise. |
| A．Firm determination. | B．Self-awareness. |
| C．Agreed standard. | D．Broad viewpoints. |
| A．First-person reflection improves the problem-solving skills. |
| B．Third-person diary writing can promote the conflict-settling ability. |
| C．Self-focus is helpful in dealing with interpersonal disagreements. |
| D．Social conflicts can develop people's reasoning ability. |
| A．Reflection Matters in Decreasing Disagreements |
| B．Social Conflicts Do Great Harm to Relationships |
| C．Training Helps to Cope with Social Conflicts |
| D．The Wisdom of Problem-solving Lies in Challenges |
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| A．What people want to express is like this. |
| B．A healthy body leads to one’s intelligence. |
| C．Parents should also be careful about what they say to young children. |
| D．These are very old questions, and the answers to them are still not clear. |
| E．You are such a smart child. |
| F．It needs exercise. |
| G．The children are then more likely to grow up brightly and intelligently. |
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Be yourself.
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Be bold.
If you want to express your personality through fashion, you will have to be fearless. When you try something different,
You can’t please everyone. The way you dress and the way you carry yourself will be different from other people.
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Keep up with recent trends.
Fashion is forever evolving. What worked yesterday, may not work today.
Wear your confidence.
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| A．If you are unsure about your outfit, do not wear it |
| B．at first, you will have to overcome your fears of rejection |
| C．You can not always follow fashion |
| D．As society changes, so does fashion |
| E．Keep an open mind |
| F．at first, you will make sure how different you are |
| G．Imitating others will make you just another face in a crowd |
